If there's a more deplorable word to be uttered in a professional locker room than "quit," good luck finding it. No athlete ever wants to give the impression that he quit in a game, and the Buffalo Bills were adamant that they did no such thing Sunday in their 45-3 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, but it was certainly hard to buy into their proclamations. "No, I don't think our team gives up," coach Chan Gailey said. "I think they hurt. I think they get rattled, and that's part of my responsibility, to not let 'em get rattled. When things start going bad, you gotta be strong mentally. I've got to find a way to get our team to that point." Right down the line in the locker room, the Bills repeated that they didn't quit. So if that were the case and they really were giving it their all, then are their tortured fans led to believe that this team, which supposedly beefed up its defense and was considered a threat to earn a playoff berth, is that bad? The 49ers took a 31-3 lead 4...

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